I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.

I always say that you should remake flops, not hits.

I wouldn't make an anti-American film. I'm one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America and Americans.

It's a rotten job, but somebody's got to do it.